9mm ammo

Sieger · 10-28-2018, 04:09 PM

Herb,

As taken from multiple original German texts of both WWI and WWII, as well as, commercial texts of that period, German Army ammo was standardized at:

123 grain bullet (either truncated cone or the later round nose) at a velocity of 1,076 fps.

Current 124 grain NATO Spec. 9mm is much hotter, ranging as high as 1,261, as fired through a 4.5 inch pistol barrel (an approximate 17% overload as compared to the original German Army loading above).

Shoot modern 9mm NATO ammo through your Luger at your own risk!

Sieger

10-28-2018, 04:09 PM	#23
Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,579 Thanks: 2,154 Thanked 402 Times in 251 Posts	Herb, As taken from multiple original German texts of both WWI and WWII, as well as, commercial texts of that period, German Army ammo was standardized at: 123 grain bullet (either truncated cone or the later round nose) at a velocity of 1,076 fps. Current 124 grain NATO Spec. 9mm is much hotter, ranging as high as 1,261, as fired through a 4.5 inch pistol barrel (an approximate 17% overload as compared to the original German Army loading above). Shoot modern 9mm NATO ammo through your Luger at your own risk! Sieger